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CHAW

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wad of something chewable as tobacco

Synonyms:

chaw; chew; cud; plug; quid; wad

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("chaw" is a kind of...):

bit; bite; morsel (a small amount of solid food; a mouthful)

Derivation:

chaw (chew without swallowing)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chew without swallowing

Example:

chaw tobacco

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "chaw" is one way to...):

chew; jaw; manducate; masticate (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

chaw (a wad of something chewable as tobacco)

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